Salary Social Worker Australia | Australian Social Worker Salaries
Average Social Worker Salary / Wages
Salary and pay information for social workers is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.
The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Code (ANZSCO) is 272511 for social workers.
Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are social worker, mental health social worker and aboriginal councillor.
The average full time ordinary earnings at the end of 2010 in the health care and social assistance industry were $63,060.
Social Worker Salaries / Wages in 2010-2011
| Job Title | Salary / Wage $ | Location |
| Social Worker |
49,000 – 52,000 | Melbourne |
| Social Worker |
$30 – $40 per hour | Melbourne |
| Social Worker |
50,000 – 70,000 | Victoria |
| Social Worker |
50,000 – 70,000 | Queensland |
| Mental Health Social Worker |
59,000 68,000 | Perth |
| Senior Social Worker |
71,000 – 76,000 | Perth |
| Family Care Worker |
52,000 – 57,000 | Perth |
| Aboriginal Councillor & Social Worker |
45,000 – 60,000 | NSW |
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